French police have dismantled a migrant camp on the outskirts of Calais where nearly 250 people from Syria, Iraq and Iran had been living.

More than 200 officers descended on the camp in Téteghem in an evacuation that the town’s mayor Franck Dhersin said had been decided upon a week ago, before the attacks in Paris.

Local volunteers helped police erase all traces of the camp which had become the scene for numerous clashes between migrants and police in recent months.

Bars: French police swooped on the camp near Calais to dismantle it with the help of local volunteers. They were taken to a local sports hall to be processed

Migrants: More than 250 people had been in the camp in Téteghem, whose mayor had been trying to close since September

Closure: Police arrived at the camp at 7.30am to close it down and relocate the migrants. There was concern at what the mayor called 'proselytizing' with Korans being given out and sermons taking place

On their way: The mayor of Téteghem, Franck Dhersin said it was a 'rebel camp we can tolerate no longer'